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Grant Writing Workshop Series

Date: January 9, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Brown Hall Auditorium (108)
Description: Conferences & Workshops.

Grant Writing Workshop Series

Presented by: Dr. Eric Shulenberger

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Brown Hall Auditorium (Room 108)

 

The Office of Sponsored Programs is excited to offer a grant writing workshop series presented by Dr. Eric Shulenberger. Four sessions are available in this workshop series on January 9, 2013.

 

Grant Writing Workshop: Proposals – Deep Strategy and Tactics

9 a.m. to Noon

Dr. Shulenberger will discuss grant proposal topics from his unusually well-grounded, extremely practical, and honest perspective as to what works, what doesn’t work, and why.  This is not so much a "how to write" course as it is about (a) how the proposal selection/evaluation system REALLY works, (b) how to PLAN a proposal before launching on writing it, and (c) how to deal successfully with two very important groups - program managers and reviewers. Along the way we will cover lots of ideas about the actual writing - but good, thorough planning is critical to success.

 

Grant Writing Workshop: Proposal Resubmissions

1:30-2:20 p.m.

Researchers wanting tips for rewrites and resubmissions will be especially interested in attending this session.

 

Grant Writing Workshop: Making the Move to Federal Grant Opportunities

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Researchers considering the leap to federal grant proposals are encouraged to attend.

 

Grant Writing Workshop: Forming Collaborative Research

4:00-5:00 p.m.

Discussion of considerations and strategies to form collaborative research teams and projects. 

 

Registration is available at: https://secure.mnsu.edu/mnscupd/login/RegisterClassListExt.asp?campusid=0073&AllCampuses=No

How to Register:  Registration is available through the MnSCU Stars system.  From huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/help/training, click on the “Workshop Registration” button, then click on the workshop title, then click Login to register with your TechID or StarID.

Note: Please register for each section you would like to attend.

 

About Dr. Eric Shulenberger

Dr. Shulenberger, former program officer and experienced principal investigator (PI) will visit campus on January 9, 2013. He has a PhD in biological oceanography (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), is a California attorney, and has been a high-tech businessman. He knows both sides of the funding desk well. He was a federal research program manager for seven years, and has read thousands of  proposals. He has reviewed preliminary and full proposals for many agencies, written requests for proposals, developed and critiqued long-term program goals, and participated in many site reviews. He supported himself and an extensive Antarctic research program on 100% grant monies for many years. He has been on staff at UW (Seattle) for thirteen years, assembling teams to write complex multidisciplinary research proposals (up to 25 co-investigators, $86M). He regularly teaches proposal strategy, tactics and writing. He draws on his unusually well-grounded, extremely practical, and blunt perspective as to what works, what does not work, and WHY.

 

Please feel free to contact the Office of Sponsored Programs with any additional questions at 8-4932 or osp@stcloudstate.edu.

 

Cost: Free
Contact:
Office of Sponsored Programs
8-4932
osp@stcloudstate.edu

'Grant Writing Workshop Series' Schedule

Date Time Location
January 9, 2013 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Brown Hall Auditorium (108)

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR:

FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING FAIR

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013

Click HERE to Register!

Registration Deadline Extended to Friday, May 31, 2013, 4:30 pm.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR:

THE 2013-2014 INTERACTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING E-HANDBOOK TEAM!

For detailed description of process, tasks, rewards, and expectations for the e-Handbook,

Please Click HERE!

THEME FOR THE 2013-2014 ACADEMIC YEAR:

Using a critical lens to engage with technology in teaching and learning.

 

WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR UNIVERSITY-WIDE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS DURING FALL CONVOCATION AUGUST 21-23

Click HERE to Access Proposal Form!

 

Planning Team led by Lalita Subrahmanyan, CETL Director: Debra Carlson, Keith Ewing, Wade Nelson, and Michael Penrod.

TENTATIVE FALL CONVOCATION PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21

9:00 - 10:15: President’s Address

10:15 - 4:00: College/School and Department meetings

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013

8:30-9:30: University-wide Informational Concurrent Sessions

9:45-11:00: Keynote Session

11:15-12:15: University-wide Informational Concurrent Sessions

12:30-2:30: Teaching and Learning Fair and Miller Awards Ceremony.

2:45-4:00: University-wide Informational Concurrent Sessions

3:30-7:30: FLC Orientation

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013

8:30-4:30: New Faculty Orientation

FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES FOR 2013-2014!

FLC Logo

(For more details on the FLC program, please click on the image above.)

Click below on the FLC of your choice for description, schedules, rewards, expectations and membership application forms:

Co-teaching

Faculty proposers: Nancy Bacharach (Teacher Development), and Teresa Heck (Kinesiology)

Co-teaching is a powerful framework that provides new opportunities for enhancing student learning. This FLC will explore the many ways the concept of co-teaching can be utilized in not only the delivery of instruction, but in assignments and coursework.

Flipping the Classroom

Faculty proposers: Jeanne Anderson (Information Media) and Stephanie Houdek (Math Skills Center)

In this FLC faculty members will explore how we can turn the classroom on its head by delivering instruction online outside of class so that active learning, group collaboration, instructor feedback/support and homework can be addressed during class time.

Backward Design

Faculty proposer: Kate Pound (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)

Briefly, Backward Design is a process in curriculum and lesson planning starts not by preparing lectures (i.e. learning experiences), but first by identifying the desired results. After that, the educator determines what acceptable evidence for those results having been achieved is, and only then plans the learning experiences and instruction to meet the goals.

Laboratory Course Pedagogy

Faculty proposer: Nate Winter (Chemistry and Physics)

The overarching purpose of this FLC is to explore and examine the current research and thinking of the pedagogy of laboratory experiences with a view to incorporating some of the strategies into the courses taught by the members.

Collaborative Learning

Faculty proposer: Miguel Chavez (Ethnic and Women's Studies)

The purpose of this FLC is to increase student engagement by redesigning courses to embed structured Collaborative Learning strategies that take into account scholarship on the relationship between group dynamics and student learning and create and redesign their courses.

LGBTQ Issues

Facilitator: Rachel Wexelbaum (Library Resources Services)

The members of this FLC are SCSU faculty, instructional staff, and other SCSU community members engaged in research on and teaching of LGBTIQ populations and issues. The purpose of this FLC is to explore theories and practices of heteronormativity in the attempt to identify heteronormative practices at SCSU. In 2013-2013, the LGBTIQ FLC will continue and expand upon our work from the previous year. We intend to conduct focus groups and other activities to determine student, faculty, and staff perceptions of heteronormativity in order to develop best practices and exercises to improve campus climate.

Review of applications begins Monday, April 15, 2013 at 4:30 pm

INTRODUCING A NEW OPPORTUNITY FROM CETL:

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE (CoP)!

Engage in on-going pre-scheduled reflective dialogues with colleagues!

Learn more about a focused topic related to teaching and learning!

Apply for CETL’s Communities of Practice Initiative!

Please Click HERE to Access CoP Descriptions and Application Forms

Review of applications begins on: Friday, May 3, 2013

 

2013-2014 MILLER SCHOLAR AWARD RECIPIENTS NAMED!

Click Here!